Petrobras “ is investing by some estimates more in inflation-adjusted terms than NASA did in the 1960s to put a man on the moon, to produce oil from reserves found under miles of water, rock, sand and salt,” writes Simon Romero in Brazil, Where Oil and Woman Mix Powerfully, also for The New York Times.

The lagoon is also green, but it’s not supposed to be, so billionaire Eike Batista (no longer the 7th richest man in the world) is helping finance a clean-up of the lagoon in time for World Cup.

No such luck in Asa Branca, a favela where trash clogs the river perimeter. Asa Branca, conveniently located near the Olympics site, is now facing eviction or public works bureaucracy – nobody can decide which is worse.

The Whole Foods crowd can find their people at New Natural in Ipanema. Cold, hot, vegan and sushi buffets by the kilo, a fresh juice bar, oats, seeds, flax, $10 quarts of soy milk, and amazing brownies.

If you are San Francisco levels of green, check out Desapegue-se, a monthly swap meet in Grajau where people bring stuff they are ready to let go of and give it away, often for a hug.

This is also the spot if you are into organic cooperatives, permaculture, circular dance, poetry readings and solar baking ovens.

Peppers on parade at a farmer’s market in Ipanema.

Buy local at the organic farmer’s market in Copacabana’s Bairro Peixoto on Saturdays.

Nicole and Mark at Sitio Quaresmeiras were some of the first organic farmers on the scene 17 years ago.

They grew 12 tons of organic guavas last year on their farm north of Rio. Guavas need to be hand-wrapped in plastic to keep bugs away without using pesticides. Wow.

Biribiski guards the Sweet House, where employees – with full benefits – turn guavas into magic in spreadable and cookie forms.

Farmer’s markets in Rio have a bad reputation for the xepa, or mess, they leave behind, which is why it took years for Rio’s organic farmers to get proper permitting from the city for the organic farmer’s markets. Thank you Mayor Paes.

Xepa, conveniently, is also slang for the girl you pick up at the club at the end of the night.

Read more:

Organic eviction-farming in the Vila Autodromo favela and future Olympics site. Read This is Not a Favela in RioChromatic.

Construction delays and corruption charges be damned – if Ian McKee and Vicente Mello have their way, this will be the greenest soccer stadium on the planet next year. Read Chasing Green in RioChromatic.